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interest and u.s. involvement, we are now facing the difficult conund runs of a series of cases that are going to put different interests in balance. >> difficult, yes, but i think what the administration makes a mistake if it thinks of libya as a case in itself, or compares libya as the secretary did earlier today, to some places in africa, although those cases are important. here we have-- each have a regional perspective. this region is uniquely a source of security problems for the word and for us. andible that the moment of opportunity for the transformation of this region has been made available, and if this moment is allowed to pass, if qaddafi wins and crushes the opposition, i think it will encourage other it authoritarian leaders in the region, as we see in bahrain already, to be tough. and i think the consequences of that for our interests, for the long term, will be significant. >> rose: let's assume you were the national security advisor to the president and he came in ask said, do i have
interest and u.s. involvement, we are now facing the difficult conund runs of a series of cases that are going to put different interests in balance. >> difficult, yes, but i think what the administration makes a mistake if it thinks of libya as a case in itself, or compares libya as the secretary did earlier today, to some places in africa, although those cases are important. here we have-- each have a regional perspective. this region is uniquely a source of security problems for the...
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how can we be sure that in the u.s. we do not have the the plants there that might be demolished or destroyed or and nuclear radiation released in a worst case scenario? >> we have a systematic program where we look every day, we monitor the safety of the plants and make sure the safety systems are available and they perform their function appropriately. in addition, we have looked to make simple kinds of changes at the plants that can deal with these situations. following september 11, the agency issued orders to all the nuclear power plants that provide an have on hand emergency equipment that can do the things that are necessary in japan now. provide electrical power and provide some ability to cool the reactor core. those were intended to function in a situation where you have large fires and explosions. our thinking was driven more by terrorism related events but we found as we get the changes they help with the severe accident scenarios. if we were to get to these unlikely events, we believe strongly that we have
how can we be sure that in the u.s. we do not have the the plants there that might be demolished or destroyed or and nuclear radiation released in a worst case scenario? >> we have a systematic program where we look every day, we monitor the safety of the plants and make sure the safety systems are available and they perform their function appropriately. in addition, we have looked to make simple kinds of changes at the plants that can deal with these situations. following september 11,...
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also this afternoon the head of the u.s. nuclear agency said all the cooling water was gone raising the risk of fire, spewing radiation sky ward. he made a rare public speech. >> i am deply concerned that the current nuclear power plant situation is critical. >> reporter: people continue to stream out, even beyond the evacuation zone. ultimately what may happen is what you see in this graphic of the three mile island melt down. >> there was no melt through of the vessel, even though there was core that bottom. >> it's going to take days or weeks before we know. >> the u.s. department of energy specialisterize now in japan. and berkeley-nuclear engineer are installing a radiation detector on campus although they insist there is no radiation problem here. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the earthquake damaged the nuclear reactors in japan is raising eyes about california's nuclear reactors. ktvu's mike mibach is in san francisco with what he learned. >> reporter: right here outside of pg&e headquarters, one of the power
also this afternoon the head of the u.s. nuclear agency said all the cooling water was gone raising the risk of fire, spewing radiation sky ward. he made a rare public speech. >> i am deply concerned that the current nuclear power plant situation is critical. >> reporter: people continue to stream out, even beyond the evacuation zone. ultimately what may happen is what you see in this graphic of the three mile island melt down. >> there was no melt through of the vessel, even...
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plummeting to one hundred fifty points so what's next for the global economic climate and think the u.s. is immune to nuclear disaster we pinpoint the hotspots of plants across the country warning one may be located in your backyard but first. here on the way in our face risks of nuclear meltdown another devastating consequences the apocalyptic quake and tsunami in japan what are some of the other global effects of this catastrophe both the u.s. and japanese stock markets have taken to the last few days over concerns that one of the wealthiest nations on the planet and a major supplier of technology around the world could suffer a nuclear meltdown so what are some of the unforeseen economic consequences of a cripple japan here to shed light on this issue from tokyo economics writer and author of the book in the jaws of the dragon one of my absolute favorites amun fingleton and welcome. thank you tom to most to be with you great to have you our first of all you're in tokyo how is life different there since the quake. well there's been a lot of take of the consumer level people rushing to
plummeting to one hundred fifty points so what's next for the global economic climate and think the u.s. is immune to nuclear disaster we pinpoint the hotspots of plants across the country warning one may be located in your backyard but first. here on the way in our face risks of nuclear meltdown another devastating consequences the apocalyptic quake and tsunami in japan what are some of the other global effects of this catastrophe both the u.s. and japanese stock markets have taken to the last...
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the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed. there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and caught the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to critics say their talk doesn't amount to any help for the bahraini people it amounts to this absolutely there's a double standard in the way the u.s. deals with friend versus foe and michael libya the brain is a strong u.s. ally in the oil rich persian gulf it's all about oil it's all about also all about . political military strategy the us has a lot of military assets in the persian gulf right now we want to make sure they stay there u.s. interests coming at the cost of people's lives and if the cost of the
the u.s. has a military base in the island country the navy's powerful fifth fleet and six thousand troops are stationed. there and in response to the brutal crackdown the u.s. president has wielded his authority to pick up the phone and caught the king of bahrain the president expressed his deep concern over the violence in bahrain and stressed the need for maximum restraint words the forces on the ground now backed by one thousand saudi arabian troops who don't appear to be listening to...
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the u.s. says it's alone by the mounting problems africa shiva but the trouble for three years sells it out the floor inboard of the american from playing the power stations design. and in other news libyan opposition supporters called for an end to the month long violence in the country russia pushed this boy cease fire resolution for the u.n. he's yet to make it. a very warm welcome to this is a live from moscow with me alice have read japan is struggling to regain control over the reactors i thought because shimon nuclear plant after a series of fires the government's very senior spokesman said cooling reactor number three is not the top priority it was posing the biggest danger a military helicopters are currently dropping the sea also on the stricken reactors in the laces pits two of the meltdown all of the aircraft amounting in the amount of radiation will have levels get too high for the air crews trying to reach the candidates will be deployed to try and get the temperature of trouble
the u.s. says it's alone by the mounting problems africa shiva but the trouble for three years sells it out the floor inboard of the american from playing the power stations design. and in other news libyan opposition supporters called for an end to the month long violence in the country russia pushed this boy cease fire resolution for the u.n. he's yet to make it. a very warm welcome to this is a live from moscow with me alice have read japan is struggling to regain control over the reactors i...
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there were people in the west saying they must be u.s. and its allies most intervene in the arab league says yesterday should be a no fly zone and then there was no decisive move and now is the united nations security council wants to sit down and hash out some kind of deal the end game in libya already appears to almost have been played out is that be whatever elements of the opposition are there now are really finding themselves and in by it looks like a reinvigorated libyan military force and its leader. well i think it's probably important to stress that even though you got it was very much on the back first about sundays ten days ago he was never really basic and i think you know he sort of major a stronghold in shipley. other places and other towns that were he knew would be loyal to him and he clearly harbored a lot more military equipment none. of that seems to suggest otherwise so what's happened was that the opposition's launch of supply potentially became very extended they found much more difficult encouraging uprisings in the
there were people in the west saying they must be u.s. and its allies most intervene in the arab league says yesterday should be a no fly zone and then there was no decisive move and now is the united nations security council wants to sit down and hash out some kind of deal the end game in libya already appears to almost have been played out is that be whatever elements of the opposition are there now are really finding themselves and in by it looks like a reinvigorated libyan military force...
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and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families are especially keen to get out. what finally made you think it was time to leave tokyo? >> ( translated ): in the last two days, the government has looked more and more desperate. we're more worried for the children than ourselves, so we decided to leave. >> reporter: driving through streets this empty feels very strange in a city that's usually so crowded. people here don't believe their own prime minister anymore. "how can he tell them the plant is safe when america jounz a growing list of countries to extract its
and the u.s. and other nations have now ordered chartered flights to get their citizens out of japan. sarah smith reports on the growing exodus of foreigners and japanese. >> reporter: a rush hour train in tokyo should be absolutely packed but after the exodus, the city feels deserted. the intercity bullet traps are taking the strain, moving tens of thousands of people to the south where they think it's safe. children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of radiation, so families...
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the next u.s. official presence is on the next aisle and in the chain up. >> for the charter flights for today and tomorrow, are they all going to tapei or korea or china? >> we are going to leave the last few minutes from this briefing from the state department with a reminder that you can watch it on line. we are taking you to the united nations in new york. they are expected to approve an authorization authorizing a no- fly zone over libya. pro-gaddafi have launched air raids on beghazi. they are just getting underway. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [no audio] [no audio] >> we are waiting for the start of the united nations security council meeting expecting the security council to approve a resolution authorizing a no-fly zone over libya. you just saw the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, and duc king out of the room. a reporter from the "the washington post" says that this authorizes of them to t
the next u.s. official presence is on the next aisle and in the chain up. >> for the charter flights for today and tomorrow, are they all going to tapei or korea or china? >> we are going to leave the last few minutes from this briefing from the state department with a reminder that you can watch it on line. we are taking you to the united nations in new york. they are expected to approve an authorization authorizing a no- fly zone over libya. pro-gaddafi have launched air raids on...